2013 Event Sediments found in the reservoir of a major treatment plant in Montreal, Canada, lead authorities to issue a warning to boil the water before drinking it 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2012 Event In an effort to curb binge drinking and other alcohol related problems, the United Kingdom's Home Office begins a 10-week consultation on whether to introduce a minimum price on the sale of alcohol of 45p a unit 2002 Death Caroline Knapp, writer, Drinking: A Love Story, dies at 41 1976 Event Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water 1943 Birthday Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist/singer, Drinking on My Bed 1924 Birthday Geoffrey Johnson Smith, actor, Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games 1913 Event John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired 1912 Event Bulgarian troops in Constantinople blockade drinking water 1905 Death Rudolf Baumbach, writer of German student drinking songs, dies at 64 1888 Event 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington D.C. 1854 Event Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes 1840 Birthday Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs
